Rescuers sprang into action after Flores posted a video online appealing for help. Rodriguez said the authorities received a callout around 11am on Wednesday (1600 GMT) and rescued the first group around 8pm. — Screengrab from Twitter/@SenanPanama
PANAMA CITY: Six people have been rescued alive from a helicopter crash site in the Panama jungle after a dramatic SOS appeal on social media from one of the occupants, a presidential hopeful.
Rescuers sprang into action after Dimitri Flores posted a video online appealing for help, groaning in pain with the helicopter wreckage behind him.
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